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Linear algebra is the branch of mathematics concerned with linear equations, linear maps, and their representations in vector spaces and through matrices. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Central Question
Given a linear map between vector spaces, is it an isomorphism, and if not, what are its range and its kernel, the elements it sends to zero. 1
Key Debate
Whether linear algebra is best understood through its original nineteenth century form, concrete computation with systems of equations, determinants and matrices, or through the abstract axiomatic vector space that only unified those techniques decades later. The field's basic results and techniques were developed and used for perhaps a hundred years before mathematicians even defined an abstract vector space. 1
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1. Linear Algebra (Wikipedia)
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  • lead paragraph
    Linear algebra is the branch of mathematics concerning linear equations such as a1x1+...+anxn=b, linear maps ..., and their representations in vector spaces and through matrices.
  • Linear maps section
    An essential question in linear algebra is testing whether a linear map is an isomorphism or not, and, if it is not an isomorphism, finding its range (or image) and the set of elements that are mapped to the zero vector.
  • History section
    The leading mathematicians of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries developed and used most of the basic results and techniques of linear algebra for perhaps a hundred years, without even defining an abstract vector space.
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Vector Space (Wikipedia)
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The concept of vector spaces is fundamental for linear algebra, together with the concept of matrices, which allows computing in vector spaces.
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Rayleigh Quotient (Wikipedia)
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for a given complex Hermitian matrix
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Linear Span (Wikipedia)
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the linear span (also called the linear hull or just span)
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Jacobi's formula (Wikipedia)
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In matrix calculus, Jacobi's formula expresses the derivative of the determinant of a matrix A
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MacTutor History of Mathematics: James Joseph Sylvester
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Sylvester did important work on matrix theory
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Steinitz exchange lemma, Wikipedia
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The Steinitz exchange lemma is a theorem in linear algebra concerning bases, dimensionality of a vector space, stating that for an
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Woodbury matrix identity (Wikipedia)
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In mathematics, specifically linear algebra, the Woodbury matrix identity - named after Max A.
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Principal axis theorem (Wikipedia)
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In geometry and linear algebra, a principal axis is a certain line in a Euclidean space associated with a ellipsoid or hyperboloid
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Linear Map (Wikipedia)
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In mathematics, and more specifically in linear algebra, a linear map, linear mapping, or linear operator is a particular kind of
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Semilinear Map (Wikipedia)
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In linear algebra, particularly projective geometry, a semilinear map between vector spaces V and W over a field K is a function t
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Schur Complement (Wikipedia)
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e Schur complement is a key tool in the fields of linear algebra, the theory of matrices, numerical analysis, and statistics.
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Outer Product (Wikipedia)
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In linear algebra, the outer product of two coordinate vectors is the matrix whose entries are all products of an element in the f
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Levi-Civita Symbol (Wikipedia)
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In mathematics, particularly in linear algebra, tensor analysis, and differential geometry, the Levi-Civita symbol or Levi-Civita
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Schur Decomposition (Wikipedia)
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In linear algebra, the Schur decomposition or Schur triangulation, named after Issai Schur, is a matrix decomposition.
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Cauchy-Binet formula (Wikipedia)
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Sherman-Morrison Formula (Wikipedia)
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Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors (Wikipedia)
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Rota's Basis Conjecture (Wikipedia)
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In linear algebra and matroid theory, Rota's basis conjecture is an unproven conjecture concerning rearrangements of bases, named
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Cramer's Rule (Wikipedia)
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In linear algebra, Cramer's rule is an explicit formula for the solution of a system of linear equations with as many equations as
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MacMahon's master theorem (Wikipedia)
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MMT) is a result in enumerative combinatorics and linear algebra.
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Cholesky Decomposition (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia: André-Louis Cholesky
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Cholesky is primarily remembered for the development of a form of matrix decomposition known as the Cholesky decomposition
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Wikipedia: Gabriel Cramer
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In 1750 he published Cramer's rule, giving a general formula for the solution for any unknown in a linear equation system having a unique solution, in terms of determinants implied by the system.
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System of Linear Equations (Wikipedia)
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Linear systems are a fundamental part of linear algebra, a subject used in most modern mathematics.
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Fredholm alternative, Wikipedia
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It may be expressed in several ways, as a theorem of linear algebra, a theorem of integral equations, or as a theorem on Fredholm operators.
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Wolfram MathWorld: Birkhoff-von Neumann Theorem
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Algebra Linear Algebra
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Wolfram MathWorld: Hadamard Conjecture
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Algebra Linear Algebra
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Wolfram MathWorld: Crouzeix's Conjecture
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Algebra Linear Algebra
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Motzkin-Taussky theorem (Wikipedia)
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The Motzkin-Taussky theorem is a result from operator and matrix theory about the representation of a sum of two bounded
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Specht's theorem (Wikipedia)
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gives a necessary and sufficient condition for two complex matrices to be unitarily equivalent. It is named after
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Cartan-Dieudonne theorem (Wikipedia)
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Élie Cartan and Jean Dieudonné, establishes that every orthogonal transformation in an n-dimensional symmetric bilinear space
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Dimension theorem for vector spaces (Wikipedia)
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In mathematics, the dimension theorem for vector spaces states that all bases of a vector space have
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Bauer-Fike theorem, Wikipedia
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result in the perturbation theory of the eigenvalue of a complex-valued diagonalizable matrix. In its substance, it states an absolute upper
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Sinkhorn's theorem (Wikipedia)
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Sinkhorn's theorem states that every square matrix with positive entries can be written in a certain
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Linearity (Wikipedia)
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used in two distinct senses for two different properties: linearity of a function (or mapping); linearity of a polynomial. An example
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Seki Takakazu, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)
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Takakazu Seki was a Japanese mathematician who was the first person to study determinants. He also discovered Bernoulli numbers before Jacob Bernoulli.
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